Apparatus for bringing gases in comtact with liquids



Jan. 16, 1923. I 1,4424%. W. H. ROSE.

APPARATUS FOR BRINGING GASES IN CONTACT WfTH LLQUIDS.

FILED Nov.26, I920:

.AYPKRATUS E033.- BBINGENG- GAFJES lie it known that 1, WILLIAM H. ROSE, a sitiz ei'i of the Uniiiecl States and residing at lei-sex City, Hudson iounty, State of New 'lisisey have invented certain new uucl userui fini 'n'ovemeuls in Apparatus for living-mg (hi in Contact 'with Liquids, of which the following is a specification,

This invention relates to an a ppm'atusfor bringing gases into intimate Contact with liquids in cli smii-al processes and its object is to provide an apparatus of this character which is adapted to secure a more intimate coutzmt hel'u'aen the fluid than has been ob ljtill'ltlble in similar apparatus heretofore (lo-- sinned or suggested.

in the patent to George Lunge, 34%,322 oi": June V 56, an apparatus for bringing gas int intimate Contact with liquid in conii unity with the Well known requirenii'mts of many operations of indi ilili chemistr is shown, and my prosenl; inn; tiou consists in improvement upon ilie invention disclosed in the aton: mentioned, One embodiment of the invention is dis cl sed in 'iihe. foilowing description when is. an with ti o accompanyingdrawings in l is a central vertical sect-ion ingz part of a unit for mixing liquids;

l ipjuro 2 is a plain View of the sums, the ':op plate being broken m 'ay to show the, plate below.

Figure 3 is a plan view of a, fragment of a modified form of plate, and

Figure el is a section on line 4+4: of

i l)? illlll plates are preferably 0'1": sioziewuiin earthen ware, 01' other vitreous inatmizii which will not be chen'ucuily act-ed upon by strong acids or other chemicals which may pass through the apparatus. Each plate has a flat main portion 10 and. a oi'rcular rim 11 which is so formed that flu: plates may he scziclwci us shown in Figure 1U, whiie leakage of gas through the joints bet-Ween thev plates is practically piravouleii. The plate rims 11 may he formed in various Ways for this purpose but I have found ahai formed as illustrate-(l am quite satisfactory. Each of the plates is provided on its upper SUI'fflIB with a piui'zility of annular grooves 12 and each plats is also provided with aplurality of ina. group of superposed plates form-- FTIILLIAM H. 308E, 03E JERSEIC Wisely inn the v p i ow illTl inclined cireumferentially instead of toward or away from the axis oi the plate. This torm of plate may be found more advantageous in use under certain circumstances.

than. the town illustrated in. Figures 1 and 2. The adial rows of holes in the superposed plates will be staggered, in the assembled apparatus, when the first described form is used.

Slight changes may be made if desired in the exact design otthe plates and arrangement of the holes within the scope of the in- .vention, which is not limited to the exact i-zmbodiinent illustrated and described.

Having thus described the invention whatis claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is L In an apparatusifor treating gases with liquids, in combination, a plurality of spaced superposed plates, each plate being provided with a plurality of depressions formed in its upper surface and a plurality {of inclined ;,=assages therethrough for and liquid, said passages leading: from the bottoms of said grooves to the underside ol the plate.

2. In an apparatus for treating gases with liquids, in combination, a plurality of spaced s u'ierposed plates, each plate being provided witl'i mncentmc grooves in Its upper surface and a plut'alitypi inulinecl' passages there through for gas and liquid, said passages leading" from the bottoms of said groo es to the underside of the plate.

3. In an apparatus for treating gases with liquids, in combination, a plurality of spaced superposed plates, each plate hai ing a series of conrentric grooves in its upper surface anda plurality of passages leading from the botton'is of the grooves to the underside ol the plate, thelower'end of each of said passages being vertically above a groovein the plate below but out of vertical alignment with a passage leading: from the bottom of said lower groove to the underside of the lower plate. I

4. In an apparatus for treating gases with liquids. in combinatioi'i, a plurality of spared su ierposed plates. each plate having a series of concentric grooves in its upper surface and a plurality of passages leading from the bottoms of the grooves to the underside of the plate, said passages beingarrai'iged in radial rows and tlieiradial rows of passages of each plate beiiu spaced horizmitally from the radial rows or' passages oi the plates immediately above and below the same.

in testimony whereof I al'fix mv sigmaturev WHJLLX M ll.v ROSE. 

